Hey everyone:

We had to get one more trip in before the end of the year – so it was off to Scotland.  This was one of those trips that we put relatively little thought into and paid the consequences latter.  The flight out was 5 hours late (arrival time 0330 hrs., the hotel was no where near the airport (cab 50lbs), the departure date was 1JAN06 (no transportation back to the airport) and so on...

But, on the bright side – it was cold and rainy and I was just getting the cold Amy was just getting over.  It wasn’t as miserable as it sounds.  The hotel was great.  We saw both Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as the countryside in between.  Edinburgh is clearly the winner of the two and is one of the top 5 destinations for New Years Eve party goers.  We wouldn’t know – we were back at the hotel enjoying our own celebrations.

Another highlight of the trip was going to a very modern, 5 story movie theater – we saw Narnia.  Great show!

Well, as most of you may know our next big trip is another cruise. This time in Russia starting in St. Petersburg and ending in Moscow.

That’s all for now,

Ciao

Steve and Amy


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01 New Year's Eve 2006 in Edinburg Scotland
01 New Year's Eve 2006 in Edinburg Scotland
02 Inauspicious start.  Airport delay
02 Inauspicious start. Airport delay
03 Glasgow Central Train Station
03 Glasgow Central Train Station
04 Central Station
04 Central Station
05 Downtown Glasgow
05 Downtown Glasgow
06 Glasgow
06 Glasgow
07 Kilts
07 Kilts
08 Glasgow's smokeless pub
08 Glasgow's smokeless pub
09 Road signs
09 Road signs
10 Glasgow at Night
10 Glasgow at Night
11 Getting ready for New Year's Eve in Edinburg
11 Getting ready for New Year's Eve in Edinburg
12 Edinburg City street
12 Edinburg City street
13 Amy and the Knight
13 Amy and the Knight
14 City from Edinburg Castle
14 City from Edinburg Castle
15 Stay off the Ferris Wheel
15 Stay off the Ferris Wheel
16 View from the Castle
16 View from the Castle
17 Jealousy
17 Jealousy
18 View from Castle
18 View from Castle
19 Weaving mill
19 Weaving mill
20 Royal Mile
20 Royal Mile
21 Bag pipes
21 Bag pipes
22 Lunch
22 Lunch
23 Carnival
23 Carnival
24 New Year's Eve
24 New Year's Eve
25 View from Prince St
25 View from Prince St
26 More view
26 More view
27 New and Old
27 New and Old
28 Overview of Edinburg
28 Overview of Edinburg
29 Castle at night
29 Castle at night
30 Carnival in Edinburg
30 Carnival in Edinburg
31 Carnival Time
31 Carnival Time
32 Ferris Wheel
32 Ferris Wheel
33 Festive
33 Festive
34 Castle at Night
34 Castle at Night
35 Castle front door
35 Castle front door